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Stan, catalogued as BHI 3033, is a substantially complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found by Stan Sacrison in South Dakota in 1987 and excavated by the Black Hills Institute. The specimen preserves much of the skull and skeleton and shows several healed injuries, making it useful for anatomical and...
Wankel Rex, catalogued as MOR 555, is a partial Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton discovered by rancher Kathy Wankel near Fort Peck Lake in Montana in 1988 and excavated by the Museum of the Rockies. The specimen preserves a large portion of the skeleton and was the first T. rex found with a complete forel...
Tristan Otto, catalogued as MB.R.91216, is a Tyrannosaurus rex specimen discovered in Montana and named after the sons of its private owners. It has been publicly exhibited at Berlin's Museum für Naturkunde since 2015 and includes a notably well-preserved skull as well as substantial portions of the...
*Protea cynaroides*, commonly known as the king protea, is a flowering evergreen shrub native to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. It has served as the national flower of South Africa since 1976. The plant is distinguished by producing the largest flower heads in the genus *Protea*, which c...
Hamamelis x intermedia is a hybrid deciduous shrub created by crossing Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis mollis) and Japanese witch hazel (Hamamelis japonica). It is widely grown in gardens for its winter-blooming, fragrant flowers that feature distinctive narrow, strap-like petals in shades of yellow,...
Cotinus coggygria, commonly called smoke bush or smoke tree, is a deciduous shrub native across parts of southern Europe and Asia. Its airy clusters of elongated hairs around the developing fruit create the hazy, smoke-like appearance behind its common name. It is grown as a specimen or border plant...
Viburnum plicatum, or Japanese snowball, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia, including China, Japan, and Taiwan. It is used in horticulture for its distinctive horizontal branching pattern, which creates a layered, tiered appearance. In late spring, the plant produces dense, globe-shaped cl...
Stachyurus praecox is a deciduous shrub native to Japan. It is widely grown in temperate gardens as an ornamental specimen plant for its unique winter and early spring flowers. The plant produces distinctive drooping racemes of pale yellow flowers on bare stems before its leaves emerge. It belongs t...
Milky cotoneaster is an evergreen shrub native to Yunnan, China, introduced to Western horticulture by explorer George Forrest around 1913 and valued for its large persistent clusters of red berries.
Winged spindle native to northeastern Asia, prized for brilliant scarlet autumn foliage and distinctive corky-winged stems, though invasive in parts of eastern North America.
